Yazoo County Jail Roster Overview
The Yazoo County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and keeps the jail docket. Sheriff Jeremy "Bull" McCoy serves as the county jailor, and his administrative duties include overseeing the jail docket, maintaining Mississippi Department reports, and managing day-to-day custody operations. People booked into the county jail are usually pretrial detainees, recent arrests, and individuals held on local charges. The Sheriff's Office is the office to call for county custody questions at 662-746-5611.
A county roster path appears to exist at the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility website, www.yazoorcf.com, which is described as the place to view current inmates by clicking a link on the page. That page was not reachable during research because the connection reset, so the safest approach is to open it in a browser and confirm it loads before relying on it. Treat it as the apparent official current-inmates link, not as a verified roster with known fields. If the page does not open, the Sheriff's Office phone line remains the dependable county channel.
The county jail roster does not cover every form of custody. It is not the state prison database, so a person already sentenced and transferred to Mississippi Department of Corrections custody may not appear there. It does not show federal inmates held by the Bureau of Prisons, and it does not track immigration detention. Matching the person to the correct system first is the single most important step in any custody search.
How to Use the Yazoo County Inmate Roster
The apparent county roster link is hosted at www.yazoorcf.com, which research flagged as inaccessible at the time of the check. Before you trust any result, confirm the page actually loads in your browser. If it does, the steps below follow the pattern most county roster tools use, and if it does not load, skip straight to a call to the Sheriff's Office at 662-746-5611. For sentenced state inmates, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections search described further down instead.
- Open the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility website at www.yazoorcf.com and look for the current-inmates link on the page.
- Enter the person's name, starting with the last name, since most county rosters search by last name first.
- Review the list of returned matches and check spelling variations, since a single typo can hide the right record.
- Select the matching name to open the detail view, then write down the booking number and any housing or court information for follow-up calls.
If the roster page will not load or returns nothing, do not assume the person is not in custody. Call the Sheriff's Office to confirm whether someone is booked, because the online tool may be down, delayed, or incomplete. Booking detail can lag behind an actual arrest by hours.
State Inmate Search Fields
For sentenced state inmates, the Mississippi Department of Corrections runs a free online search. The official tool at the MDOC inmate search page tells users to enter a name or an MDOC ID number and click the search button. This is the right tool for someone who has been convicted and placed in state custody, rather than a person arrested last night and held in the county jail. The table below lists the fields the state search accepts.
The county and the state run separate systems, so checking one does not check the other. Anyone unsure where a person is held should run the state search and also call the county Sheriff's Office.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Optional | Enter the inmate's first name; name path or ID path may be used. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional | Enter the inmate's last name for a name-based search. |
| MDOC ID Number | Text | Optional | The page says to enter a name or the MDOC ID number. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Submits the entered name or ID for results. |
The visible state fields are limited to first name, last name, and the MDOC identifier. There is no charge filter, county filter, or date filter on the basic public search.
State Inmate Records and MDOC Custody
The clearest way to understand the state side is to look at the search tool itself, shown on the official Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search page.
That page handles sentenced inmates in state prison custody, which is a separate question from county jail booking. A person who has just been arrested in Yazoo County and is waiting on an initial appearance is usually a county matter, not a state corrections matter, so the state tool may return nothing for them. Once a felony conviction leads to a prison sentence, the person typically moves into the state system, and that is when the MDOC search becomes the right place to look.
What a Yazoo County Inmate Profile May Show
Because the county roster page could not be opened during research, the fields below are presented as the detail a county booking profile is expected to carry, not as observed data. County jail profiles around Mississippi commonly include identity, booking, charge, and bond information, and a person checking on a detainee should expect to see most of these once the roster is confirmed live. Always verify the specifics against the actual page or by calling the Sheriff's Office.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | The unique number assigned at intake; useful for follow-up calls and court reference. |
| Booking Date | The date the person was processed into the county jail after arrest. |
| Charges | The offense or offenses the person was booked on, which may change as the case moves to court. |
| Bond Amount | The amount or conditions set for release, if a judge has set bond. |
| Housing Unit | The area or pod where the person is held inside the facility. |
| Court Information | The next court date or the court handling the charge, where shown. |
The charges listed at booking are not the same as the formal court charges. Prosecutors can amend, add, reduce, or drop them once the case reaches court. For how those charges develop, see the Yazoo County arrest records and court charges page.
Note: Booking data can be delayed or out of date, so confirm custody status and bond by phone before acting on what a roster screen shows.
Yazoo County Custody Facilities and Contacts
Two official facilities matter most for a Yazoo County custody question. The Sheriff's Office handles county jail custody and the jail docket, and the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility is a Mississippi Department of Corrections regional facility in Yazoo City. They serve different roles, so calling the right one matters. Confirm which facility holds the person before sending mail, money, or making a visit.
Yazoo County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 108, 209 E. Broadway St.
Yazoo City, MS 39194
662-746-5611
Fax 662-746-3890. Call to confirm jail docket and custody status.
Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility
154 Roosevelt Hudson Drive
Yazoo City, MS 39194
662-751-8484
MDOC regional facility. Warden Jacqueline Morton.
For federal custody, neither county office applies. A federal inmate held at the Yazoo City complex falls under the Bureau of Prisons, covered in the federal section below. When in doubt about which line to call, start with the Sheriff's Office, since staff there can point county callers in the right direction.
Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility
The state facility in Yazoo City has its own official listing on the Mississippi Department of Corrections facility page, which gives the facility type, address, phone, and warden.
This page is a facility profile, not a searchable booking roster. It confirms that the facility is a regional corrections site led by Warden Jacqueline Morton at 154 Roosevelt Hudson Drive, with a phone line at 662-751-8484. Because the sheriff's role as jailor overlaps with regional custody questions, a county caller may be directed here, but the search for a named inmate still runs through the MDOC inmate tool or a direct phone call rather than this page.
Booking and First Appearance in Yazoo County
After an arrest in Yazoo County, the person is booked into custody, and the case enters the court process quickly. Mississippi protects the right to an early court appearance, and the county handles this through Justice Court. The county courts page states that all felony cases are first heard in Justice Court for initial appearance and affidavit filing.
Justice Court judges hold sessions at the jail three times each week. The reason is straightforward: the law aims to give an arrested person an initial appearance within three days of arrest. At that appearance, a judge can advise the person of the charges, address bond, and set the next step. Bond may be set by a Justice Court judge, and County Court judges may also set bond, issue search warrants, and preside over preliminary hearings.
From there, a felony can be routed to Circuit Court for prosecution by indictment, while misdemeanors and county matters may stay in Justice Court. City-limit offenses run through Yazoo City Municipal Court instead. The booking charges and the formal court charges can differ, and the case file that follows is held by the court clerk. For the full criminal case file, see the Yazoo County criminal court records page.
Federal Inmates Near Yazoo City
Federal custody is a separate system from both county and state jails. Yazoo City is home to a federal correctional complex, and a person held there is in Bureau of Prisons custody, not county or MDOC custody. The county jail roster and the state inmate search will not locate a federal inmate, so the search has to start in the right place.
The Bureau of Prisons publishes a location page for the facility, shown through the official FCI Yazoo City institution page.
To find a federal inmate, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator rather than any county tool. Federal criminal custody, federal charges, and federal sentencing are tracked through federal systems, while local arrests and county charges stay with county and state offices. Sorting the person into the correct custody type is what keeps the search from stalling.
Visitation Hours and Rules
Yazoo County does not publish a full jail visitation handbook on the official pages reviewed for this research. No in-person schedule, video visitation provider, visitor ID policy, dress code, or child-visitor rule was found in county or state sources. Because those details are not posted, the responsible approach is to call and confirm before planning a visit rather than rely on any unverified schedule.
The table below reflects that reality. Each day points to the same action: confirm the current hours and rules directly with the facility, since posted schedules can change and were not available to publish here.
| Day | Visitation Hours | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
| Tuesday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
| Wednesday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
| Thursday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
| Friday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
| Saturday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
| Sunday | Not published | Call 662-746-5611 to confirm |
Confirm the person's current facility first, because county, regional, state, and federal custody each use different visitation rules. A visit scheduled at the wrong facility is wasted, so a quick call up front prevents a long trip with no result.
How to Contact a Yazoo County Inmate
Official mail rules, phone-account setup, and video-visit details were not published on the county or state pages reviewed, so this page does not name a vendor or quote a specific process. Anyone trying to send a letter, set up phone calls, or schedule a video visit should call the facility first to confirm the current method and any address format the jail requires.
Before sending anything to a person in custody, take these steps so mail and messages reach the right place:
- Confirm which facility holds the person, since county, regional, state, and federal sites handle mail and calls differently.
- Call the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office at 662-746-5611 for county custody contact rules.
- Call the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility at 662-751-8484 for regional facility rules.
- Ask for the exact mailing format, including booking number or inmate identifier, before mailing a letter.
- Ask whether phone calls and video visits are available and how an account is set up.
Note: Facility rules on mail, phone, and visits can change without notice, so confirm the current policy by phone rather than assuming a prior practice still applies.
Inmate Funds and Money Deposits
Research did not locate an official money-deposit vendor, deposit limit, or fee schedule for the Yazoo County jail, and naming an unverified provider would risk sending funds to the wrong place. The honest answer is that the deposit method for a person in county custody must be confirmed directly with the Sheriff's Office before any money is sent.
The custody distinction matters here just as much as with visits and mail. A person in county jail, a sentenced inmate in state custody, and a federal inmate each use different deposit systems. Call the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office at 662-746-5611 for county custody, or the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility at 662-751-8484 for the regional facility, and confirm the current method, any limits, and any fees before sending funds. Verifying the person's location first keeps a deposit from going to the wrong facility.